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Dysthymic disorder in an inpatient population. A descriptive study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

P Scherillo ,
M Gasperini ,
A Cescon  and
E Smeraldi
P Scherillo
Affiliation:
Scientific Institute of San Raffaele Hospital, Department of Neuropsychical Sciences, University of Milan, Medical School, 1-20217, Milan, Italy
M Gasperini
Affiliation:
Scientific Institute of San Raffaele Hospital, Department of Neuropsychical Sciences, University of Milan, Medical School, 1-20217, Milan, Italy
A Cescon
Affiliation:
Scientific Institute of San Raffaele Hospital, Department of Neuropsychical Sciences, University of Milan, Medical School, 1-20217, Milan, Italy
E Smeraldi*
Affiliation:
Scientific Institute of San Raffaele Hospital, Department of Neuropsychical Sciences, University of Milan, Medical School, 1-20217, Milan, Italy
*
*Correspondance and reprints.
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Summary

Patients suffering from various subtypes of dysthymia were compared with regard to demographic, clinical and personality characteristics. Patients with secondary dysthymia, as compared to those with primary dysthymia, had an earlier age of onset and a higher frequency of Axis I co-diagnoses (in particular anxiety disorders). Patients with pure dysthymia, as compared to those with double depression, showed an earlier age of onset of Axis I co-diagnoses, a later age of onset of dysthymic disorder and a shorter duration of the disease.

Keywords

DSM III-Rprimary-secondary dysthymiadouble depression
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Original article
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European Psychiatry , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , 1994 , pp. 13 - 18
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Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1994

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